Bottle closure and the like



OCL 7, 1930. PLYMPTON 1,777,995

BOTTLE CLOSURE AND THE LIKE Filed April 8, 1924 Patented a. 7, 1930 amen STATES.

' 'rannnaro'x. PLYMPT'ON,

PATENT OFFICE, v

on BREWSTER, NEW YORK, Assrenonmo NAOMI 1). PLY'MPT TON, or sou'rnroar, oonnnorrou'r A 'BOTJTL'E CLOSUBE'AND THE LIKE Application filed April 8,

The object of theinvention is to provide a bottle or jar closure of the type commonly used for sealing milk bottles and the like having attached thereto improved extracting meansfor-facilitating the removal of the cloterialand an extractor device which commonly consists of a loop of wire with its closed handle portion at the upper surface of the disk. 7 I

In .order that the free extremity of the Y handle portion may be easily engaged and lifted manually and at the same time the handle portion may beheld down in place 'with relation to the surface'of the disk so as not to interfere with capping machine use, I cause the two limbs of the extractor lying on the upper surface of the disk to be imbed- V ded inthe disk at intermediate points in their length, thus not only securely anchoring the limbs to the disk but also leaving the closed end portion in such relation to the surface I of the disk that a'fingernail can be easily pushed under it and the handle raised. This Qme'thod of imbedding the limbs allows the same to be securely held to the disk without deeply cutting or denting the disk at points i other thanjat the points whichare thus imbeddied, or unnecessarily weakening the holding j icapacityr of the extractor. The end may lie to flat on the upper surface of the disk, or where 7 an indentation has been made as shown in the drawings prior to the application of the extractor the endmay lie across the dented portion. a

In many cases. it is not essential that the ex tractor lie entirely fiushwith the upper and lower surfaces of the disk but only reasonably so and in these instances this feature of imbedding only intermediate portions of the limbs is particularly effective.

prising a thinolisk of wood pulp or'other ma- 1 1924. semi No. 705,120.

It will be apparent that the invention can be applied in connection with other forms of extractor devices Whether of loop construction or otherwise and I donot limit myself to the form shown in the drawings.

Referring to the drawings Fig. 1 shows a top view of one'embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 shows a bottom View of the closure shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 shows a sectional View on line A, A,

of Fig. 1. I t

Fig. 4 shows a modification of the invention.

5 shows a bottom View of Fig. i.

Fig. 6. shows. a sectional view on line B, B, of Fig. 4.

1 is the closure disk of wood pulp or other suitable material and 2 is the extractor device in loop form with the closed end portion I 3, with its limbs t and 4 extending upon the upper surface of the disk to points within the periphery where they pass through the material of the disk and extend on the bottom thereof to points within the periphery wherethe ends 5. and 5 again pass thru the disk and are clinched on the'upper surface. At 6 and 6 the limbs at points ii'ltermediatc in their length are bent downward or depressed relative to other portions of the limbs, and the bent or depressed portions are imbedded in the material of the disk so that the handle portion of the extractor is held down 111 place with relation to the'surface ofthe disk, preferably flush or approximately flush with the said surface. curely anchors the limbs to the disk, while leaving the end portion 3 in such relation to the disk surfaceas in Figs. 3 and 6 that while the handle portion is securely held a finger nail can be easily inserted under the portion 3 and thehandle' raised and the closure removed from the bottle.

In order to facilitate further the insertion This indentation seof the indentation which in this case extends under and beyond the closed handle portion. I claim: I A bottle 01 jar closure comprising a thin disk and an extractor device of loop "form With its closed:handleportion at the upper surface of the diskand its limbs imbedded in, the material of the disk at points intermedi ate'in their lengtl'lwith tl;1e.closedendraised: 7 1 in relation to the imbeddedpertiens, I

: Intestimony whereoffl aifix my signature.

FREDERIC. K. 

